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Meanings of wash in English

Spanish
estela

The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller.

        estela
        Portuguese
        roupa suja
        Catalan
        bugada

        Garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering.

              roupa suja
              Portuguese
              lavar

              Remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent.

                    lavar
                    Portuguese
                    limpar
                    Catalan
                    rentar
                    Spanish
                    lavar

                    Wash or flow against.

                          Related terms
                          limpar
                          Usage of wash in English
                          1
                          When you do wash jeans, use cold water to help prevent shrinking.
                          The South African
                          2
                          Use hot water and soap, and wash for a good 20 seconds.
                          Cooking for geeks: real science, great hacks, and good food
                          3
                          But a good place to start is with the right acne wash.
                          NY Magazine
                          4
                          Let it sit for five minutes and wash off in warm water.
                          The South African
                          5
                          Good intentions and bad intentions wash together, pointless over so much time.
                          The prince of frogtown
                          6
                          She says Moscow's report is a wash for all the right reasons.
                          The bourne ultimatum
                          7
                          Reducing body odor reduces the need to wash the bodysuit so often.
                          Reuters
                          8
                          The floods could wash toxins into other areas and the water supply.
                          The Guardian
                          9
                          The women went out to the taps in the corridor to wash.
                          Resurrection
                          10
                          The women went to the faucets in the corridor to wash themselves.
                          The Awakening / (The Resurrection)
                          11
                          She needed time to wash, to sleep, to stop feeling so vulnerable.
                          East of the sun
                          12
                          There was a furnace heating the well water used in the wash.
                          The Silver Pigs
                          13
                          Don't wash them; simply brush off excess soil if you want to.
                          Canning & preserving for dummies 2nd edition
                          14
                          We approach a car wash, and I think, Turn in, turn in.
                          Within arm's reach
                          15
                          Scrape and wash them; cook them tender in boiling water salted slightly.
                          The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) / Cooking, Toilet and Household R...
                          16
                          Shall we step across the road and have a wash, Mr. Redman?
                          The stand
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                          Translations for wash
                          Wash through the time
                          Wash across language varieties
                          Australia
                          Common
                          Canada
                          Common
                          South Africa
                          Common
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